‘Othello’ GY.333 and her crew c1912.

From an original photographic postcard published by Jackson & Son of Grimsby as part of their J.M.J Series. A printed version of this image was sold during WW1. It was passed for publication by the Press Bureau.

Two crew members pause from gutting fish in the pounds while the other six crew members pose in the background.

‘Othello’ GY.333 was built in 1907 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd. of Selby. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy c1914-1919. Requisitioned again in 1939, ‘Othello’ was used as a minesweeper and boom defence vessel. She sank in the River Humber on 11th April 1941 after hitting a mine.